so we heard tell there was a plan to occupy the old olympia cinema and health centre in todmorden, a northern market town famed for its guerilla gardens. (see incredible-edible-todmorden.co.uk) the beautiful old buildings due for demoltion to make way for a giant asda…

‘no walmart ta’ ‘todmorden SUPER market town..?’. bnnrs ready. new locks and section 6 on the door. for a few short hours the olympia was restored to *something* of its former glory.

its carnival day. what will all the locals say? the parade passes. dreary under grey weather. there’s no floats this year. health and safety. the carnival queens are driven by in the boots of a fleet of mini cabs. and as they pass the old olympia there’s an eerie atmosphere. everyone averts their eyes from the crumbling picturehouse. the todmorden health clinic. closed down a few years back after harold shipman’s actvities surfaced here. i wonder weather anyone even noticed were here…